A big St Johnstone fan is tackling one of the world’s most difficult one-day events to raise money for an autism charity.Martin Abercromby has signed up to the annual Ironman Triathlon on July 10 in the scenic Swiss town of Thun.He will take on the heroic challenge of completing a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and then run a full distance marathon all on the same day.McDiarmid Park regular Martin will be raising money for Scottish Autism - Scotland’s largest provider of autism-specific services - as his son attends the charity’s New Struan School in Alloa.It has been leading the delivery of specialist education for children and young people with autism in Scotland for over 35 years.Fresh from watching the Perth Saints scrape away from relegation, Martin has been busy putting in the hours of training to prepare himself for the ultimate test of endurance.“This is a huge challenge but one I am looking forward to taking on,” he explained this week.“I began preparing for this event several weeks ago as part of my six-month training schedule which will be seriously challenging, both mentally and physically.“I hope I can raise some much needed funds for Scottish Autism.
The charity does great work in supporting autistic children, young people and adults.“My son Adrian is currently benefiting from attending New Struan School, the only Scottish autism-run school in Scotland.
Attending New Struan has completely changed Adrian’s school life and gives him the education he and others deserve. It is extremely fortunate that he has a placement at a school which specialises in supporting autistic pupils."Martin had set an initial fundraising target of £1200 but he has already smashed through that figure thanks to a number of
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